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absolute rubish...can I take it off your hands Possibly. Check back in a month or so. I just picked up a sweet raw copy that puts this to shame. 9.4 feels like 9.0 nowadays, don't it?

dunno, but what was the variant ratio for the Adams cover? I ordered 5 copies and didn't get one.

absolute rubish...can I take it off your hands

I believe that Robert Kirkman posted somewhere (either on his messageboard, or in the letters column) that the series would NEVER have a colored issue. To be honest, I'm fine with this... I think the series works rather well in black and white I agree. I did a double-take when I started the series, but it feels very natural doing it this way, and I think actually goes further than color ever could.

cool! I've been reading these from the get-go. Now if they can start getting some covers worth a piddly-do I'll be set. Just to show how much of a deal that the #179 was that sold in 9.4 for $800, the recent copy from the auction went for 3x...

OK, so what I got out of this is that there's no excuse for Charlie not to skimp on details on the panels

Nice book...you never see White pages on this book; curious if the bc is just as nice. I'm more interested in the fact that you found three kick arse high grade raw books in my favorite genre at a local show :doh:

I didn't know...thanks for the info! I am pleased that they've been ON TIME this year so far. I will give them props for that. I just don't want quality to suffer....

Oh I definitely agree with you...which obviously impacts how differently they both reacted to the situation. On that note, are you saying that Andrea and Dale are bad parents? We've definitely seen Rick's parenting skills...not so much on the former.

Since the cat is out of the bag already, I won't spoiler tag my thoughts below. I am generally displeased that Kirkman kept Billy and Ben around for this long time only to simply dispose of them. I do however, like the message that it sent home: 1. The kids ARE being negatively impacted. This theme was started many issues ago when Carl started exhibiting passive behavior to the killing and the increasingly aggressive behavior, leading to his attempted rape. The kids behavior is just sending that message home. 2. It showed how different people react to the same situation. Carl is using his aggressive behavior to channel his issues to remain "sane"; whereas Ben suddenly snapped. Of course, we as the reader can only conclude to that fact because they have had no screen time and Kirkman doesn't do inner dialogue. 3. I forgot the names of the twin sisters that were killed by the inmate that later scarred Andrea...but I thought of them when Billy and Ben died. The sisters were victims as were Billy and Ben; only more sick and twisted. 4. After issue #6, it is clear to me that Carl's path will be violent one. It will be interesting to see how he progresses as a character...provided Kirkman just doesn't get rid of him. In general, there have been opportunities for Kirkman to flesh out characters that he has missed. I hope he continues to "take chances" with his method of perspectives and story telling to do this...especially since the actual story line hasn't really progressed all that much since #48 (it seems like yesterday and it's already been 12 issues). As a side note, I've noticed lots more cursing in the last few issues...which appear out of context with the characters built thus far. I'm ok with things changing and people changing, but it appears to be happening "across the board". I'm rationalizing that this is a very stressful time (yet when was it not) but it seems a bit out of place from where I sit. A comment on Charlie's artwork...there are issues where every panel is supreme; early on a lot of it was more "rough"...in this issue I saw a good mix of the two...it was glaring to see many details missing on Andrea's face next to panels with great detail and angles.

Please use the spoiler tag in the future...for us poor souls who haven't read it yet.

Hey guys, Has anyone read "Zombie Haiku"? Visual Zombie poetry. Weird stuff.

Easily one of my favorite Wrightson covers.

I don't have GPA anymore, but a few years ago a 9.4 of that was going for around $350. $425 would be as much as I would spend on it nowadays. The price they are asking would be fair for a 9.6 imho. I had a spare copy a few years ago; wish I could've hooked you up with my spare.

I'm confused. I thought everyone was complaining about how too tight they were after Steve left...now too loose....so really...nothing's changed.

I'm curious as to your thoughts on this title; it was a pretty common horror anthology title for the time. Most people here think it was tertiary (behind HOM and HOS) in terms of quality. Unfortunately, "anthologies" are a dirty word these days. House of Mystery is a reboot title but it's more of an ongoing story line. If you love zombies, "Zombie Tales" was a short-lived anthology series. "Walking Dead" imho is the best "horror" title out today, although it's more akin to an ongoing survival battle Romero style.

I think you're ready for MIle High greatness...

Funny you mention hat Shep. In lieu of collecting high grade books now I've resorted to cheap low grade books with good PQ that I can chop up for an scanning online images of most of my horror books. Time to look within for contentment of the books...

It would be killer...if there was a 9.4 or better of #4....

These were all CGC worthy? Wow, that was a good haul then.

nice!

they've been pretty consistent with the first week of each month...my guess is next week.

Nice copy. I had the other Oakland copy at one time; it was graded 9.2.

Kirkman sez they are dead...for sure. She lives on in Rick's mind though...in an insane kind of way. We might see them again...as zombies...the head was still intact you know.